Liquid-fuel-dispensing apparatus.



N. XKEPIN.K

LIQUID FUEL isPENsaNG .WPARATUS- Patented Jam. 2, i933'.

g' EDM/HRD NAKERN ',LIWARD N. KERN, 0F PQHTSMCUTH, HIO.

LIQUI`D-FUELTISPENSING TPARAT US.

S GTST l c Speacaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Jim, 1917.

Apflcation lcd November 27, 1915. Serial No. 63,87.

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that if, l nvnnn N. linnn, a4 iitefl whites', residing county of Scioto und l? inv-fe invented Certain new ments in liquilL fuel iispensi niwlmrutns nml is :in ,improvement nn the invention as einlmliml in my prim' Futnt No. llTT/bll, lll'l; nul it is an nbject ci' w ,l the inventh i t@ provide :i dispensing appz "d rlituax of this gener-1l character laying; nnvel l improved inenns whereby the quantity liquid to lie lisi'ienseil muy ne determinen with convenience nml it'ueilitjy'. i The inventinn cnnsists in tliewletails of e n.. .iuetin ci in the eoxnli' ltion und :1r inent el ne Several parte of my iinprovefl nnmrutns whereby certain ixn' portant licivnnlznges; are atm' nell und the le Q vice is .rendered siiin l 1,.less expensive and i otherwise nuire convenient and ntlvantagenus use, al; aS will be hereinznter nwre fully fer i The nen'el tentures; et the invention will be @awfully Lielinenl in the appended eluiin. @mier that in); invention muy be the @iter umlerstooih l will now proceed to rilie the suine with reference n the :iefm\.iiigs wherein#- lv in elevlit-inn 'und in smztion illust' ing u liquill Llisapparatus ennntruvterl in accordun einlmlnnent nl' niv invention; in un enlarged seetinnul vieu' 'ougi'li the Upper emi port-inn nt' the i pe :nul the guide. inei'nlmr enacting uw ,i :i measuring lunl: in e nn l; Hugh the medium nl' the pipe nmile umu-ae nl liquid supply il, i :uel :is u, tunl. einhelhled within "rn n :unl :will pipe 2 (Merlini-ges .vitlie tzznli n preilet-:uniinecl distance above mate tlierenl although i do unt wish te 5F; the

limit inve/ell: in the present enilnulnnent of niv in'ventiwn In this @met urinngljeuient. nsell within 'lle pipe il is :i pump l .lzihlv ntf i ren,.. @nl type operated n. emivrntenzil electric motor M in elw-- communie-n. with fi suitable .souree et' energy7 smid Connection l'mving interposed therein. :is eut iut Switeli fer n 'purpose which believ'eal to be Self-e'vlflentf Extending within the tunl; l through the linge thereof i5; un endn'iSe movable return pipe :3, herein liselnsell is slidnbly" ai rigt-fd ,vithinthe bushing depending troni the base mi' the tank l mul. having' it* lm @ml pwrtion teloscopicully engaged with the Stand T in ennnnunlention williitlie' inlr 3. whereby it will be perceived that the. excess liquid leliverecl within the tnnl; may turn in the tnnl: 55. It is to be nnclefrsoocl that the. position et the upper end nl the pipe 5 aln'terniines the lel @if the l within the tank L Depending freni the top of the tank 1l. the guide roti' S provided with the l0ngitinii-l nzllly disposed rullini ribs or flanges l), salici roll S und flanges S) being f lispneetl Witl'iin i the upper end of the pipe 5 :nul affording :1n e'leetive ineens t() assure the maf nance nl: ille pine in operative pnsitinn. lt will als@ 'ne observed that the frictinnul Contact i lie-tween the pipe and the bushing 6 Serves tu maintain the return pipe 5 in its various enclwine or vertical zuljustinents, l

l@ denotes n seule disposed vertically of the tunl: l :nul arranged on an outer face 8 thereoi Suid scale being graduated int@ gni-- long :unl enacting withsuinl Seule the index nr pointer 'll provided' at the upper c):- trenlity nl the rod l2 mounted for sliding ninvement wit-hin the, bracket or bearing 9g il unil `huv'ing itS lmver extremity pri vided with un angular exteneien l5 Se, mired to the. return pipe 5 ut prelelerininell point thereon so that Suidextensinn. will not interfere with the endwise movement ot' the pipe ineither diec tion. lt is to lle noteal that the inilex nr pointer il :Wrangell in the suine horimntul pinne :is the top or upper extremity nl the. pipe S0 that upon adjusting the leo pipe 5i' it may he remlily fleterininel from y the smile l() the quantity 0f liquid t@ be retninfxl in the tank LV As herein einbmliefi, the index is shown :is pneitienefl to indid cute eight gallons :nul it will ne appreciate- 105 tlmt :luv amount in excess of eight gnllng which muy be pumped or otherwise delvered within the tank l will lie carried out llxrnugi` the return pipe The pipe, iS also nrnvialed :it :1 predeterniined point be low' the. bottoni nl: the iuvusuring tank 1 with the hun@ grnep or handle 16 no that 

